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How to survive guests…THE RULES

Kate 17/06/2025 0 Comments

Because we live in such a beautiful part of the world, it’s inevitable. Family and friends love to visit!

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Test your French with a Bad Joke! Michael O’Leary arrive à Dublin

Kate 17/06/2025 0 Comments

Test your French and have a bit of a giggle at the same time!

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Olive oil, wine and Ceramica – an alternative route to Girona

Kate 16/06/2025 1 Comment

For an alternative route to Girona, or just a very pleasant drive, head up and over the Col de Banyuls from Banyuls sur Mer. Instead of turning left at the bottom of the hill to St Quirze, go straight on….and on and on.

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Rice Salads with Suzanne: Every Whichaway

Kate 16/06/2025 0 Comments

Almost any leftovers in your fridge can go into a rice salad and hold their own!

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Bernard Delicieux and Saint Jean Pla de Corts

Kate 16/06/2025 0 Comments

Did you hear about the incident between the Franciscan friar Bernard Delicieux and Prince Ferran, third son of Jaume II King of Majorca?

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P-O Naturally – Test your Knowledge!

Laura McLellan 16/06/2025 0 Comments

Nature quiz

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Urbanya in the Conflent: Pointing the Finger!

Kate 15/06/2025 0 Comments

Set amidst magnificent scenery in the massif du Madres, Urbanya boasts ‘le doigt du géant’, a tree in a garden, carved into a finger pointing to heaven!

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Réserve Naturelle at Nyer

Laura McLellan 15/06/2025 0 Comments

If you want to discover wild landscapes, full of delights, with a rich and diverse flora and fauna, look no further than the Nyer Reserve.

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The Treaty of the Pyrenees

Kate 15/06/2025 2 Comments

How did Catalan province of the Roussillon become part of France?

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Feux de la Saint Jean: ancient practices and white magic

Kate 15/06/2025 2 Comments

Despite  it’s beginnings in Christianity, the Feux de la Saint Jean is linked with ancient practices and white magic

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